Quran 8:33: The Last Testament

But God was not to punish them while you are with them, nor will God punish them while they continue to seek forgiveness.

8:33Verse 1200 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَمَا

wamā

But not

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form ما. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

But not

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaمَmaاā

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA negative word with one attached part

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“مَا” (mā)This means “not.” It makes the part that follows negative — here, it excludes the group or action named after it.Corpus grammarNEG — negative particle.